Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-11-10

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Have you no luggage, ma ann"
The visitor muttered something
about the station as she went into
the hall. "Please show me into the
sitting ROOM" she said; 81 can wait
tor my bi o her there. No, thank you;
no tea. Is this the roomY"
yes, Ma'am The gentlemen has
this between them. Mr.. Hamilton
is coming back unexpected this even
Ing. lie was telegraphed for, as there
is some talk 1.-THE regiment leaving at
once"
What is that noise?" the visitor
asked.
Rain, Nam. It's thunder show
er, think. 1t always makes that
noise on the roof of the verander. It's
well you was under cover, Ma am"
Rosalind gave sigh OF relief as
the door at last closed behind the
landlady. Nov, if by stroke OF
good fortune | can commit my felony
and get away before-my brother
comes in-what an extraordinary
thing that he should be expecting his
sister. suppose" (gancing at a cab
met photograph on the chimneypiece)
that is the man himself Why, he
must be forty at the least! Now,
wonder where Mr.. Geoff keeps his
treasures? In a drawer, OF course; but
which drawer? do not halflike rum
maglng among the poor mans posses
slons, but he brought it on himself"
She presently came upon q packet
neatly tied up with red ribbon and
Gpol aH Che 1,tnnhA,l II avid l1y
contained q photograph, for she felt
the cardboard, and there was some.
thing soft that might be u glove; and
surely those were withered flowers
that cracked MS she pressed them?
and the moro lumpy enclosures
must be letters. Should she
unite the ribbon and break the seal?
But time was passing, and there was
really no necessity. Then she turned
the packet over and found an inscrip-
ton that settled the question. In n
mans writing were the words: 'L.'s
likeness and letters. Very precious.
"Poor Geoffl Poor, dear fellow.
How devotedly he loves her! am
sorry for him. Very precious he
calls Them" Rosalind murmured.
"But precious or not, must rob him
of them. We cannot lose Tom. L
wonder what Lettie will say when she
sees them? Now, / wish | were safely
out of this. must write the tiniest
scrap Of u note and leave it for poor
dear Geoff." She closed the drawer,
put the packet in her pocket, and
wrote hastily on half sheet of paper,
al. : sister has taken what you have
no right to keep against her will"
She had just addressed the envelope
when she heard steps on the stairs;
in another moment the door was
opened andsa handsome young man
came in.
"How awkward" thought Rosa
lind. But must keep up the char
acter OF Townsend's sister. Who in
the world is he?"
The newcomer stood still and stared
at her. She was the prettiest girl he
had seen for many day. She made
him a little bow. 81 am Mr.. Towns
ends sister," she said, "and / expect
him every moment; he does not expect
me until tomorrow. Did not the
landlady tell you / was here?"
"She-she-she did," the youngman
gasped.
What donkey he is" thought
merciiess Rosalind quite at her ease,
although she had just been robbing a
drawer 81 wonder if you would mind
going to look for my brother?" she
said aloud in the sweetest manner.
ct would be so very kind. 1t is awk-
ward to be here all alone with-people
coming in" She gave him o little
smile to indicate that he was one OF
the people. 81 have to 90 to the sta
ton tor my luggage dread
ful stories i am telling" she added to
herself;) then aloud, and, perhaps, by
the time come back he will be here.
go, you will come back, will you?
But it's raining cats and dogs! you'll
be 6renchedp'
"Oh, dear, no! Ihave a waterproof"
ard Rosalind took up her cloak.
"Thank you," as the young man
rushed forward and put it around her
shoulders. "And you will go and find
Gerard for me-" she said, turning to
him with the sweetest smile. There
was the slightest possible hesitation
before she said the name; he noticed
nothing but the beauty OF her eyes.
"Ihank you very much" She was
gone before he recovered himself, and
when Geof Hamilton came into the
sitting-room at No. Is lew minutes
later, he found his friend Townsend
hanging out of the window.
"Iallo, Gee" he said. "What's up?
You look dazedl Seen q ghost?"
mo, but the prettiest girl in the
world. She was here. She said she
was my sister. She asked me to 60
and look for-myself, while she went
to the station for her luggage"
"Then she'll be back"
Not she She turned the other
way"
"Then who in the world is she, and
what brought her here?"
II suspect you know all about that,
you rascal! She's one of your army
of martyrs, take it.
"Rubbishl am the martyr!
What's this?" lie had picked up
Rosalind s-note from the writing-table.
&c. Hamilton, Esp Now for the
heart OF the mystery" He opened
the note and read it.. Then he threw
himself into a chair with q very red
face. Then he laughed. Then l am
afraid he swore.
Meanwhile Rosalind, with her heart
humping half with fright and had
with triumph, was speeding homeward.
She flew to Letty's room, and found
that young person on her bed, reading
q novel.
"There!" Rosie cried, throwing down